Calling for support: Wade Graham at the NRL's advertising campaign launch at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images

Graham and his Sharks teammates have finally overcome two years of turmoil as Cronulla battled to survive the investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority. Some Cronulla players battled with psychological issues and felt they were left to fend for themselves by the NRL as the uncertainty dragged on.

Graham has called on the NRL to support the entire Titans squad amid revelations five players have been stood down pending cocaine charges.

"I just hope [the NRL] have learnt from it and no matter what the outcome may be, there is a duty of care there for the players and they have support given to them and offered to them," Graham said.

"I know you can't rush due process and I don't know the ins and outs, but hopefully it gets resolved sooner rather than later. It's in everyone's best interests if they can find a resolution.

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"I just hope the resolution can be found quicker rather than later. It benefits no one with the thing dragging on: it doesn't help the NRL, it doesn't help the players, it doesn't help the fans. I just really hope the players are getting the support they need at the moment.

"It's hard. Obviously it's a bit different circumstances from what we went through to what the Titans are going through at the moment. But waking up with cameras outside your house, having them in your face at training – I think people tend to forget they're human beings. They're all normal people. Like I said, I hope they get the necessary support they need."

Beau Falloon, Jamie Dowling, Greg Bird, Dave Taylor and Kalifa Faifai Loa were all stood down, with Falloon and Dowling in court on March 5 and the remaining three on March 9.

Graham said it wasn't just the players who would be doing it tough.

"People see Wade Graham the footballer, they don't see Wade Graham the person with my mum and dad, my sisters – my little sister goes to school," Graham said. "They don't see all that stuff.

"We understand what comes with being a professional athlete. It's all part and parcel. Sometimes it's all well and good to say that, but people need to take a step back and realise when people are going through big issues, they need a bit of privacy. We lived with it for two years. Now I can speak from experience in saying the two years was not beneficial for anyone. Obviously it is a bit of a different circumstance."

An NRL spokesman said the code had reached out to the Titans.

"The NRL funds the welfare officer at the Titans, as we do at every club," the spokesman said. "The club welfare officers have organised counsellors for all players and their partners, along with alternate training options and in one case part-time employment. NRL ambassador Dean Widders has also been in contact with the players. The NRL is extremely proactive in this field and all players affected have access to significant resources."

Graham, skipper Paul Gallen and other NRL players, including Jeremy Smith, Luke Douglas and Kade Snowden, will play their first NRL games since their ban ended in round one. Graham said it took him a long time to come to terms with the back-dated 12-month suspension.

"There is no handbook on how to deal with things," Graham said. "It took us a long time to work out how to do it. I hope the boys up there are getting support. I probably was a bit bitter and twisted for a long time through the process. I can't wait to get out there. It's no secret the last two years have been a battle for us.

"The last two years we were stuck in the wilderness and didn't really know what was going on. It felt good coming to the pre-season this year. It felt fresh, there was direction. We knew we could get stuck into the footy again. It was missing for a long time there."